Fender Champion 25 settings
Rat Salad settings for Fender Champion 25
Black Sabbath · adapted 2 times on ToneAdapt
To get the Black Sabbath "Rat Salad" riff tone on a Fender Champion 25, select the British 80s preset, then set Gain 7.5, Bass 5, Treble 6, Fx level 5, Fx select 1. Use the bridge pickup with your guitar's tone on 6-7 and volume on 8-9.
Riff settings
Adapted for a Squier Stratocaster · updated 2026-05-02
- Preset / mode
- British 80s
- Pickup
- Bridge pickup
- Guitar knobs
- Tone 6-7 · Volume 8-9
Fender Champion 25 knobs
- Gain
- 7.5
- Bass
- 5
- Treble
- 6
- Fx level
- 5
- Fx select
- 1
Playing tips
- Focus on tight, percussive picking for clarity.
- Use palm muting on the lower strings for a punchy attack.
- Experiment with aggressive strumming to enhance the rawness of the tone.
The original rig
What Black Sabbath used on the recording, for reference. ToneAdapt translates this to the controls your Fender Champion 25 actually has.
- Guitar
- 1965 Gibson SG Special ('Monkey')
- Amp
- Laney LA100BL (100-watt tube head, early model)
- Gain
- 7.5
- Bass
- 7
- Mid
- 7
- Treble
- 6.5
- Presence
- 6.5
- Reverb
- 0
Different guitar or pedals? Get Rat Salad adapted to your exact rig
These settings were generated for the gear named above. ToneAdapt adapts Black Sabbath's tone to your own guitar, pickups, amp and pedals in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What preset should I use on the Fender Champion 25 for Rat Salad?
Start from the British 80s preset, then set Gain 7.5, Bass 5, Treble 6, Fx level 5, Fx select 1.
Which pickup should I use for Rat Salad?
Bridge pickup, with the guitar's tone at 6-7 and volume at 8-9.
What gear did Black Sabbath use on Rat Salad?
Guitar: 1965 Gibson SG Special ('Monkey'). Amp: Laney LA100BL (100-watt tube head, early model).
Will these settings work with my guitar?
These settings were adapted for a Squier Stratocaster. Different pickups change how much gain and treble you need. ToneAdapt adapts the tone to your exact guitar, pickups, amp and pedals.
Popular songs on the Fender Champion 25
- Hotel California · Eagles
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
- Walk · Pantera
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
- Heart-Shaped Box · Nirvana
- Creep · Radiohead
- Highway to Hell · AC/DC
- 1979 · The Smashing Pumpkins
- Welcome to the Jungle · Guns N' Roses
Settings are generated by ToneAdapt's tone adaptation for the gear named on this page and are a starting point — every amp, guitar and room is a little different.